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This is the official podcast of the Space & Satellite Professionals International. On this channel, we release podcasts in two series: Making Leaders and Better Satellite World.Find out more about SSPI at www.sspi.org
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- 3 days ago1h 2m
The Industrial Base Behind Defense of Space
Defense of space begins long before launch. It depends on the industrial base that can deliver components, ground systems, financing, insurance, contracting, manufacturing capacity, and commercial services when national-security missions need them. In The Industrial Base Behind Defense of Space, SSPI and the New York Space Business Roundtable convene an in-person discussion at Milbank in Hudson Yards. Moderator Tamara Bond-Williams speaks with Zack Hester of Novaspace, Quadri Bello of Empire Space, Col. Tim Trimailo of Space Systems Command, David Myers of Applied Aerospace and Defense, Chris Kunstadter of Triton Space, and Dara Panahy of Milbank. The conversation asks where commercial space can move faster, where contracts and capital create bottlenecks, how insurance and flight heritage shape risk, and what the Northeast can contribute to a more resilient defense space ecosystem. </p
- 1 weeks ago36 min
The Connective Tissue of a Space Economy
What does it take to build a space economy? Dr. Barbara Ghinelli has spent more than 15 years working on that question. As Director of Innovation Clusters and Harwell Campus at UKRI-STFC, she has helped develop the Harwell Space Cluster and founded the new UK Space and Defence Gateway. In this episode of SSPI's 2026 UK Space and Satellite Personality of the Year nominee series, Barbara joins Executive Director Tamara Bond-Williams to explore what makes clusters work, why investment needs its own ecosystem, and what the UK needs to turn extraordinary innovation into companies capable of growing at industrial scale. Barbara also explains why the next evolution of clusters may require stronger connections across sectors and regions, what she believes the UK Space and Satellite Personality of the Year should champion, and why human spaceflight requires a fundamental shift toward designing for failure as well as success.<span class= "EOP
- 3 weeks ago39 min
Are We There Yet? - Episode 5: Bricks, Satellites and Space Safety
Bricks, Satellites and Space Safety What does a failed satellite have to do with the Space Safety Economy? In Episode 5 of Are We There Yet?, Tamara Bond-Williams speaks with Carol Craig, Founder and CEO of Sidus Space and Founder and CEO of Craig Technologies, about how safety is designed, tested, operated and valued inside real space missions. Carol shares lessons from Sidus Space's LizzieSat missions, including why safety starts on the ground, why on-orbit learning matters and why software-defined satellites can preserve mission value after launch. The conversation explores redundancy, maneuverability, mission operations, autonomy, hyperspectral imaging, customer value and the importance of protecting the shared orbital environment. <span class="TextRun SCXW48757296 B
- Aug 13, 202645 min
Collateral Risk, Episode 3: Sovereignty and Self-Sufficiency
Europe cannot build space resilience by trying to own every element itself. Sovereignty now depends on trusted access, interoperability, and a commercial ecosystem that can adapt as quickly as the threat environment. In Episode 3 of Collateral Risk, SSPI Executive Director Tamara Bond-Williams speaks with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Chiara Manfletti, CEO of Neuraspace and Professor at the Technical University of Munich, about sovereignty and self-sufficiency in a rapidly changing space sector. Manfletti explains why civilian and military space cannot be cleanly separated; why resilience depends on the entire chain from launch and ground systems to cloud services and data; and how Europe can combine public purpose with commercial speed and innovation. <span class="TextRun SCXW135275039 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style= "
- Jul 30, 202656 min
Defense of Space: Building Resilience at Every Layer
Space systems underpin modern life, national security, and the global economy - but defending space requires resilience far beyond the satellite itself. In this Defense of Space episode, SSPI rebroadcasts an SSPI-WISE conversation moderated by Katina Mruk with Jennifer Jeffries of the U.S. Space Force Commercial Integration Cell, Darren McKnight of LeoLabs, and Ambericent "Amber" Cornett of ChameleCo. Together, they examine persistent orbital intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technologies, commercial-military integration, information sharing, policy, culture, and the human side of space safety. The panel's central message is clear: commercial capability cannot be treated as a backup plan, and technology alone cannot create resilience. Effective defense depends on trusted partnerships, shared language, timely information, and people who can work across organizational and national boundaries. This conversation was originally presented as an SSPI-WISE All-Members Meeting on July 23, 2026.<span class="EOP SCXW69334805 BCX2" style= "font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1875px; font-family: Calibri, 'Calibri_EmbeddedFo
- Jul 16, 202647 min
Collateral Risk, Episode 1: Who Ultimately Bears the Risk?
Commercial satellites support civilian life, global commerce, humanitarian work, and active military operations. When those roles overlap, who ultimately bears the risk? In Episode 1 of Collateral Risk, SSPI Executive Director Tamara Bond-Williams speaks with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares, about the risks created when commercial space becomes essential infrastructure for national security. West explains why space security must begin with people; why dual use is not a single category; how disruption of space-enabled services can spill into civilian life; and what commercial operators, governments, and international institutions should decide before a crisis. <p class="Paragraph SCXW84467059 BCX2" style= "font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
- Jul 9, 202637 min
Why I Serve, Episode 3: with Andrew Faiola
Who are the leaders helping guide the future of the space and satellite industry, and why do they choose to serve? In this episode of the SSPI podcast, Why I Serve, we meet Andrew Faiola, Commercial Vice President at Astroscale and Chair of the SSPI Board of Directors. Andrew reflects on more than two decades in satellite communications, beginning with a 1992 Space Shuttle mission that sparked his interest in the industry and now connects directly to his work in on-orbit servicing and space sustainability. <span class="EOP S
- Jul 6, 202645 min
Are We There Yet? Episode 4: The Lighthouse Problem in Space
The Lighthouse Problem in Space Everyone wants safer space. But who pays for it? In Episode 4 of Are We There Yet?, Tamara Bond-Williams speaks with Dr. Joseph N. Pelton about one of the hardest problems in the Space Safety Economy: shared safety infrastructure. Joe offers a deceptively simple analogy from maritime history, and it may be one of the clearest ways to understand the economic challenge of space safety. The conversation also explores why debris mitigation cannot depend on voluntary guidelines alone, how the Kessler Syndrome could threaten access to space, and whether an insurance-style fund could help pay for debris removal while rewarding operators for clean launches and successful deorbits.<span class="EOP SCXW246867903 BCX2" style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Aptos, 'Aptos_EmbeddedFont', 'Aptos_MSFontService', sans-serif;" data-ccp-props= "{"201341
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This is the official podcast of the Space & Satellite Professionals International. On this channel, we release podcasts in two series: Making Leaders and Better Satellite World.Find out more about SSPI at www.sspi.org
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